Pullen admits violent disorder and the other 11 defendants have pleaded not guilty.

The prosecution say a 13th defendant, Ian Young, 41, of Brightwell Avenue, Westcliff, remained inside the Railway Tavern at the time of the attack. He denies assisting a criminal offender by hiding them while police were conducting a search.

All 13 defendants deny conspiracy to commit violent disorder.

17:01

Jury sent home

No verdicts today - the jury has been sent home for the night, and will resume deliberations at 10.15am on Tuesday.

13:07

The jury is out

Ushers swear to keep jurors safe and not allow people to speak to them until trial is over.

They’re gathering up their things, including huge evidence bundles, and filing out of the courtroom.

13:00

It's been a long trial, the judge says

Judge Pugh thanks the jury, and says it’s been a long trial. He explains he wants a unanimous verdict, but can accept majority verdicts if enough time elapses. He says there is no time pressure on them at all and they can take as long as they wish.

12:59

Ian Young's defence

Judge Pugh says: “The prosecution say he was involved in the conspiracy. They say he was aware of what happened and assisted Courtnell At 9.04 he sends a message to Courtnell saying “sit tight”. The defence say Mr Young has no previous convictions or warnings. Young didn’t interact, say the defence.

The defence say there’s no evidence to suggest Young was trying to distract anyone. They said Courtnell followed him upstairs - he was not being helped by Young.”

12:54

Judge's remarks to the jury on James Woods

“He is seen on CCTV throwing a bottle and the prosecution say this amounts to violent disorder. He gave his name to the police and there were no signs of injury. The prosecution say CCTV in Station Approach is clear evidence of violent disorder. The defence say this is a man with no convictions or warnings against him. It was said by Mr Walsh on his behalf there’s no evidence of any conspiracy. As to evidence of him throwing a bottle, he invites you to ask where the bottle was thrown and whether it was thrown at anybody. The issue is whether James Woods participated.”

12:49

Judge sums up the defence case for Alexander Woods

“He’s arrested trying to leave the Railway Tavern. The defence say he wanted to avoid being seen by them. No calls to or from any of the co-defendants on that day.

“In an interview, he said he “thought” he had been outside, but didn’t know why. You’ll (the jury) have to decide whether that’s credible given what took place. As for the injury to his hand, he said he had grazed it earlier that day and it’s not necessarily consistent with violent disorder.”

12:47

Judge's remarks about Michael Shawyer

“Data records show he was in contact or attempted contact with McGill and Petchey. The prosecution say a flurry of calls took place just after the incident and it’s no coincidence. Shawyer gave his name to the police and no injuries were observed. Mr Kevin Toomey (on behalf of Shawyer) referrred to good character references. He says no one knows what Shawyer did there and you can conclude he wasn’t at the Spread Eagle. Thus, there was no motive for him to get involved. Shawyer was no more than a spectator, says Mr Toomey.”

12:46

Judge Pugh on defendant Thomas Randall

“The prosecution say he sent a message saying “it’s going to kick off. We’re going to smash them.” The prosecution say he sent a message saying “if he dies, my life is over” - this, they say, is an admission of his involvement. The defence say Randall has no previous convictions or cautions. The blood on his sleeve could have been caused by brushing against something.

“Victoria Meads (representing Randall) said the messages should be treated as banter. He accepts he threw a glass. He says he threw it on the floor. The defence say this is not a confession of involvement.

“He says he threw the glass on the floor for impact. You may wish to ask yourself what impact he was trying to achieve.”

12:43

Judge's comments on defendants Scott Nicholls and Matthew Petchey

“Mr Scott Nicholls is seen in the company of other defendants including Carter, who appeared to have an ice pack to his head. Nicholls left the Railway Tavern and gave his name to police. No blood was observed. He changed his phone after the event.

The defence say there is no scientific evidence to link him to the attack. He says that CCTV shows a man identified as Nicholls doesn’t have buttons on front of his clothes and has no emblem or patch. The defence accept Nicholls changed his top, but says no inference can be drawn from it. They say phone records are not enough to be sure Nicholls was involved in a conspiracy.

“Matthew Petchey - he is seen in the Railway Tavern and it’s disputed he was seen in the window later. He leaves and accepts he was one of a group of Southend supporters that go to the Blue Ball at 6.40pm. His phone was seized and messages had been deleted. There were calls from Chambers and Pullen.

“The defence say Mr Petchey said “leave it, they don’t want any trouble” when others were looking for Cambridge supporters. Mr Martin (in defence) says this is inconsistent with someone looking for trouble. The defence says you cannot be sure Petchey participated in violence. When the pub window is smashed, it’s Petchey seen holding McGill back. His role, the defence say, is as a peacemaker. “

12:26

Summing up continues

The judge said: “Phil McGill - when he left pub, he gave details to police and no injuries were seen on him. Phone logs show he called Shawyer. He called Pullen and, receives a phone call from Greg Allen.

“The prosecution say his previous convictions show he has a propensity. Mr Harrison (in defence) said there is no evidence for where McGill was. He said it is speculation to say he must have been outside the Railway Tavern. There are no eye witnesses and no blood on his clothes or hands.

“As to the behaviour of McGill after the attack, Mr Harrison says this could be his reaction to the window being smashed.”

12:21

More from the judge

“Mr Chambers - part of a group that walked through the Blue Boar and then went to the Railway Tavern. He can be seen pointing to something on Courtnell’s clothing. Data records show he phoned Petchey and messaged Courtnell and spoke to Petchey. He is again in contact with Courtnell. And calls Shawyer. Between 6.30 and 6.46 he attempts to call Petchey twice, and attempts to call Allen. He gave his details to police and no injuries were observed.

“Chambers said he “never laid a finger” on Dobbin, but said he had been involved in a fight earlier. The prosecution say Chambers’ previous convictions show a propensity to this kind of offence. The defence say the case against Chambers is simply not proved.

“Courtnell - no mobile phones were recovered from him, but data shows conversations with Chambers. Calls were received from McGill too. After being seen with Young then not seen again, Courtnell received a message. He makes two short calls to McGill and Matthew Petchey. He also received a message from Ian Young, then another reading “sit tight mate”.

“The prosecution say Courtnell has previous convictions. The defence says the case is simply not proved. He’s not seen on CCTV and any calls made featured no evidence of what happened, and that we can’t be sure he was a participant, rather than a spectator.

“The defence says Courtnell was NOT at the Railway Tavern when Cambridge supporters were outside.”

12:17

Judge Pugh continues his summing up

“The exodus from the Railway pub was not pre-planned, the defence say, but because some Cambridge supporters were outside acting in an aggressive way. They say you cannot be sure that Allen participated or encouraged actions.

“Carter we know was at the Spread Eagle. He was seen entering the Railway Tavern earlier and returning at 2.37pm. He received bruising to his face at the Spread Eagle as a result of the incident there. He remains at the Railway Tavern until he goes to the Blue Boar.

“As to data records, there’s no record of mobile contact between him and other defendants. At 10.56pm that evening, there is a Facebook exchange where Carter says he has blood on his shoes and ‘must get rid of the evidence’.

“The prosecution say that blood was Simon Dobbin’s. If you accept that, it seems like an admission of his involvement.

“The defence say the blood (on Carter’s shoes) could have come from another source. They say you cannot from the exchange of messages draw the inference that the blood is from Mr Dobbin or that he participated in violent disorder.

“There is still a conspiracy charge. It is accepted Carter “had the hump” about what happened at the Spread Eagle. The defence, though, says there is o telephone evidence. The defence says that, if Carter wanted revenge, why didn’t he go out when Cambridge supporters were behaving aggressively?”

12:00

Judge starts summing up of defence case

Judge Pugh told the jury: “As you know Mr Young chose to give evidence. But there was in relation to Mr Shawyer a statement read by a Mr Stagg in relation to his character. Similarly there was a character reference for Mr Woods. When Mr Young went into the witness box, he said he was living above the Railway Tavern having separated from his long term partner Kelly. When he was with her, he was a regular at the Railway and became friendly with locals. He said there were two staircases upstairs, one from the bar and one from the street.

“He said he knew Shawyer because his ex-partner and Shawyer’s were friends.

“Ian Young accepted receiving texts from Greg Allen. He denied that in a phone call to Shawyer he had told him about what happened in the Spread Eagle. He denied he was “fuming” about what had happened.

“The prosecution say Young was not telling the truth. At 8.17, his ex-partner referred to “it kicking off” outside the Spread Eagle. He said while other defendants left the pub he was unaware. and was also unaware when they returned.

“He denied taking Lewis Courtnell upstairs to hide, BUT said Courtnell did follow him upstairs and accepted he lied to police about it. He denied helping Courtnell and denies knowing Courtnell had been involved in trouble.

“The prosecution say there is clear evidence of a conspiracy.

“Young says a text to Courtnell saying “sit tight mate” meant stay where you are. He says he didn’t know where he was. He denies helping hide him.

“Mr Greg Allen, we know he was not present at the Spread Eagle. He is part of the group that walks through the Blue Boar. N

“On Mr Greg Allen’s behalf it is said that if the attack was revenge then anything that happened prior to the attack can’t help you in this case. Many submissions made by defence council make reference to that. Please bear in mind that a lot of the submissions are made on behalf of other defendants.

“ When Allen arrived, a message referring to an ambush had already been sent. There’s nothing in his phone contacts that would lead you to believe he had agreed to take part in an ambush. His actions, they say, are inconsistent with someone wanting to ambush Cambridge supporters. Mr Allen went out, defence say, to spectate and see what happened.”

11:15

More from the judge

“Shawyer answered no comment to all questions. Alex Woods denied having bruising to knuckles, saying injury had happened earlier in the day. He denied seeing any fighting. He said blood from Simon Dobbin was transferred from someone else and he had not been in contact with Dobbin. “James Woods answered no comment. Ian Young said he went upstairs and when he came back down, window was broken. He denied taking friends upstairs.

“And that, ladies and gentlemen is the prosecution case.”

10-minute break now

11:12

Judge refers to defendants' evidence

“I’m dealing with the aftermath. Mr Allen made comments after the arrest. At the first police interview he gave prepared comment. He said he had called Crimestoppers. As you know an investigation showed calls were made. The first was 25-30 seconds. The second was about 4 seconds. Carter made no comment.

“Chambers said ‘I just want to get it off my chest, I wasn’t involved’. We also know in relation to Chambers that police received a phone call from Chambers admitting he had been fighting, but denied assaulting Dobbin.

“Courtnell - on arrest - told officers he would tell them everything and name names, but made no comment. McGill gave no comment.

“Petchey was interviewed and answered no comment. Randall was interviewed and he said he had been told there had been a problem at the Spread Eagle and that Carter had been punched and none of us were happy about it. He admitted he may have waved his arms around as Cambridge supporters were being escorted away.

“He said he saw his mates involved in an altercation but he was at the back and denied being involved in any fighting. Later in the interview, he marked with a circle on CCTV where he believed trouble to be happening.”

11:06

More on blood

“He said the amount and distribution of blood transferred depends on nature and proximity of people and force applied. He said it is possible that an indistinct bloodstain could be secondary. He found bloodstains on Mr Dobbin’s clothes. He then said Alex Woods’ jacket had small bloodstains on sleeve and on the back. He examined blood on the right sleeve and the DNA profile matched Simon Dobbin. The chance of it being from another individual was one in a billion. Alex Wood’s jumper and jeans had light contact blood, but that matched the DNA of Alex and James Woods.”

The judge added that Mr Whittaker’s conclusion was that where DNA matched that of Simon Dobbin, he could still not determine what caused them or whether they were caused by direct transfer or secondary transfer.”

11:00

Judge talks about blood evidence

“What happened after the violent disorder? There were arrests and forensic evidence. Martin Whittaker specialises in biological evidence including blood patterns. He said that during physical assault if a person sustains injury blood may be transferred. He said the appearance and distribution of blood stains may form, but if there is movement while blood is wet it may smear and when it falls, drips are formed. If the source is moving, they will be spread out, and if stationary, a pool forms.

“When force is applied to wet blood the blood may separate into small airborne drops. When they land on something it’s called an impact splatter. They have a characteristic shape.”

10:53

The judge continues

“DC Quinn also introduced you to phone evidence. She confirmed photos of the injury to Carter’s left eye were taken. She also agreed that at 6.42 McGill appeared to be gesticulating towards the other group that had come from the railway. She said that when he left, he appeared unsteady on his feet. He was seen entering Blue Ball at 7.17.

“The defence say he walked to the Blue Ball and the inference is he can’t have been present. You may also consider the last of those agreed facts that Carter was out of the pub for 10 minutes.

“He walked over to the Spread Eagle and becomes involved in a fight. All within 10 minutes. It will be a matter for you as to whether that assists you in deciding how long it takes to go from the Blue Ball to the Railway Tavern.”

10:48

More from Judge Pugh

“You’ve heard there was shouting in the Spread Eagle and officers saw a disturbance at about 2pm. As I have said, there’s an agreed fact that Carter left and returned at 2.37. You’ve got various times. What you may think there is no evidence of is how long the incident in the Spread Eagle was. Was it only a few moments?

“Also, there’s no evidence of the time Pullen was knocked unconscious. In other words, there doesn’t appear to be any evidence of when the Spread Eagle incident began or when it finished.”

10:43

Judge Pugh continuing

“Jackie Quinn - the officer in the case - confirmed no CCTV was obtained from the Spread Eagle because the cameras weren’t working that day.

“It was DC Quinn that introduced you to all the documents in the white jury bundle. You’ll be relieved to know I won’t take you through the whole data bundle, but I will pick up on one particular aspect of case.

“The defendants say that given the prosecution say the contacts some of them made face to face or by phone help you understand how they interacted together.

“As you know there’s a flurry of phone contacts and those were between 2.23pm and 2.55. The prosecution say this is no coincidence coming, as it does, at the time of Spread Eagle incident.”

10:36

More from the judge

“A whole group of males was seen by a witness running out of the pub shouting ‘come on then’. Then he heard a smash.

“Stephen Chambers, you’ll remember, was having a family get together because there was going to be a wedding. He got there at about 7pm near the window. He said he recognised one person, his name was Steve. This was before he saw the group run out of the pub. He accepted the person who he thought was Phil McGill could not be seen in CCTV. He told you there were ⅔ Cambridge supporters outside the pub and there were glasses and bottles being thrown towards Cambridge supporters. Said nothing was being thrown back.”

10:34

Judge David Pugh continues

“Paul Mumby was a Cambridge fan. There was no problem at the match but on the way back he noticed a man in the pub who seemed very stressed. He was in his 20s and wearing a flat cap. He seemed very angry. He remembers seeing a man and people looking outside. There wa a lot of to-ing and fro-ing.”

“Also in the pub was Kelly White. She said though it was tense, the atmosphere was calm. She saw people running out and saw Mr Shawyer standing near the door and asked if he was’in or out’. He stayed in. She went upstairs to check on children and while upstairs she called the police.”

10:31

Judge David Pugh addressing the jury

Judge Pugh: “It is the defence case that the reason the defendants stood outside Railway pub was a reaction to what the Cambridge supporters were doing. Janice Sexton saw close and gave account of seeing about 50 men fighting.

“Jennifer Morden said she saw a group of 10 to 15 men chase people towards the station approach. She said she saw one of the first men shouting about seeing them beating up an old man.

“David Wilson lives close to the Railway Tavern. He saw four or five men join a group of 10 to 15. An advertising board was thrown and the next thing he saw, he said a larger group ran down the road. He said the smaller group was going towards the station followed by the larger group.”